The phrase "allowing the user to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a feature or functionality that enables the user to perform a specific action or task.
Example: "The new software update includes several enhancements, allowing the user to customize their interface more easily."
Alternatives: "enabling the user to" or "permitting the user to".
Traditionally, this anomaly was negated with the use of tilt-shift lenses, allowing the user to adjust manually for imperfections.
According to Geotime's website, the programme displays data from a variety of sources, allowing the user to navigate the data with a timeline and animated display.
(The technique of allowing the user to navigate between prerecorded video clips clearly prefigures modern commercial works such as this year's critically acclaimed detective video game Her Story).
A microprocessor generates four blank fields on the screen, allowing the user to fill in information under name, date, location and occasion.
(Wii takes the idea even further by allowing the user to swing and move the entire controller to produce action on screen).
The ultrasonic layer can also be used for mid-air gestures, as well as allowing the user to identify different tactile properties without actually touching anything.
The Smartcam takes 10 images in swift succession, automatically picking the best and then allowing the user to edit them into an action sequence.
All of the 1,000 places are searchable, allowing the user to jump around by keyword rather than having to flip through a wad of printed pages.
The Coravin's low-friction, Teflon-coated version of this needle glides through a cork effortlessly, allowing the user to pour out a stream of wine.
Games don't miss out on similar forms of interaction either, EA's Madden NFL 13 allowing the user to select plays via the device's touchscreen for example.
It is a generalisation of crisp constraint satisfaction allowing the user to express preferences between solutions.
